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56th meridian east
The meridian 56° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The westernmost part of the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is defined by the meridian.
The 56th meridian east forms a great circle with the 124th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 56°0′E / 90.000°N 56.000°E / 90.000; 56.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°18′N 56°0′E / 81.300°N 56.000°E / 81.300; 56.000 (Russia) 
Russia
Islands of Jackson, Salisbury, Champ, Alger and MacKlintok, Franz Josef Land 80°4′N 56°0′E / 80.067°N 56.000°E / 80.067; 56.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 75°11′N 56°0′E / 75.183°N 56.000°E / 75.183; 56.000 (Russia) Russia
Severny Island and Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 72°46′N 56°0′E / 72.767°N 56.000°E / 72.767; 56.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 71°21′N 56°0′E / 71.350°N 56.000°E / 71.350; 56.000 (Russia) Russia
Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya 70°34′N 56°0′E / 70.567°N 56.000°E / 70.567; 56.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Pechora Sea 68°38′N 56°0′E / 68.633°N 56.000°E / 68.633; 56.000 (Russia) Russia
Passing through Ufa (at 54°44′N 56°0′E / 54.733°N 56.000°E / 54.733; 56.000 (Ufa)) 50°42′N 56°0′E / 50.700°N 56.000°E / 50.700; 56.000 (Kazakhstan) 
Kazakhstan
45°0′N 56°0′E / 45.000°N 56.000°E / 45.000; 56.000 (Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan border) Kazakhstan / 
Uzbekistan border
41°19′N 56°0′E / 41.317°N 56.000°E / 41.317; 56.000 (Turkmenistan) 
Turkmenistan
38°4′N 56°0′E / 38.067°N 56.000°E / 38.067; 56.000 (Iran) 
Iran
27°5′N 56°0′E / 27.083°N 56.000°E / 27.083; 56.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Clarence Strait 26°57′N 56°0′E / 26.950°N 56.000°E / 26.950; 56.000 (Iran) Iran
Island of Qeshm 26°45′N 56°0′E / 26.750°N 56.000°E / 26.750; 56.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz 25°52′N 56°0′E / 25.867°N 56.000°E / 25.867; 56.000 (United Arab Emirates) 
United Arab Emirates
Passing through Ras al-Khaimah 24°58′N 56°0′E / 24.967°N 56.000°E / 24.967; 56.000 (Oman) 
Oman
For about 9 km 24°53′N 56°0′E / 24.883°N 56.000°E / 24.883; 56.000 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
For about 4 km 24°51′N 56°0′E / 24.850°N 56.000°E / 24.850; 56.000 (Oman) Oman
24°7′N 56°0′E / 24.117°N 56.000°E / 24.117; 56.000 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
For about 6 km 24°4′N 56°0′E / 24.067°N 56.000°E / 24.067; 56.000 (Oman) Oman
17°55′N 56°0′E / 17.917°N 56.000°E / 17.917; 56.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Khuriya Muriya Bay 17°31′N 56°0′E / 17.517°N 56.000°E / 17.517; 56.000 (Oman) Oman
Island of Al-Hallaniyah 17°29′N 56°0′E / 17.483°N 56.000°E / 17.483; 56.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just east of the islands of La Digue and Frégate, 
Seychelles
Passing just west of the island of Coëtivy, Seychelles
Passing just east of the island of Réunion,
France
60°0′S 56°0′E / 60.000°S 56.000°E / -60.000; 56.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°10′S 56°0′E / 66.167°S 56.000°E / -66.167; 56.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 
Australia
See also
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